Previously New in the Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped

List updated: 08/25/17
Next update: 09/01/17
DB 87234 Cooking For Picasso – By Camille Aubray – SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD ONDINE SPENDS HER DAYS COOKING WITH HER MOTHER IN THE KITCHEN OF THEIR FAMILY-OWNED CAFE ON THE FRENCH RIVIERA. WHEN A RECLUSIVE NEW PATRON ASKS THAT LUNCH BE DELIVERED TO HIS VILLA, ONDINE AGREES--AND SO BECOMES THE NEW MUSE OF PABLO PICASSO. UNRATED. COMMERCIAL AUDIOBOOK. 2016.

DB 87402 Fatal - By John Lescroart - ALTHOUGH HAPPILY MARRIED, KATE ACTS ON HER STRONG ATTRACTION TO A MARRIED MAN SHE MEETS AT A DINNER PARTY. THE ONE-TIME TRYST IS ALL KATE WANTS, BUT IT SETS A DANGEROUS CHAIN OF EVENTS IN MOTION. STRONG LANGUAGE, DESCRIPTIONS OF SEX, AND SOME VIOLENCE. 2017.

DB 87500 Pretty Little World – By Elizabeth LaBan And Melissa DePino – CELIA AND MARK HAVE OUTGROWN THEIR PHILADELPHIA ROW HOME AND ARE RELUCTANTLY FACING THE THOUGHT OF MOVING AWAY FROM THEIR BEST FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. AN UNUSUAL SOLUTION IS SUGGESTED--KNOCK DOWN THE WALLS BETWEEN HOUSES AND HAVE THREE FAMILIES SHARE A COMMUNAL HOME. SOME STRONG LANGUAGE. 2017.

DB 88064 Vitamin N: The Essential Guide To A Nature - Rich Life – By Richard Louv– A GUIDE TO CONNECTING WITH THE JOY OF THE NATURAL WORLD, INCLUDING FIVE HUNDRED ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS. ALSO INCLUDES TIPS FOR THOSE SEEKING NATURE SMART SCHOOLS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, AND CAREERS. UNRATED. COMMERCIAL AUDIOBOOK. 2016.

DB 87208 Carry On, Warrior: The Power Of Embracing Your Messy, Beautiful Life – By Glennon Doyle Melton - WRITER AND FOUNDER OF THE BLOG MOMASTERY REFLECTS ON THE STRUGGLES OF BEING A WIFE AND MOTHER. AFTER BEING TOLD HER FAMILY SEEMED PERFECT, SHE DECIDED TO SHARE HER OWN STORIES OF PERSONAL, MARITAL, AND PARENTAL CHALLENGES, INCLUDING OVERCOMING ADDICTION AND TRYING TO LEAD A CHRISTIAN LIFE. 2013.

DB 87209 The Cure For Catastrophe: How We Can Stop Manufacturing Natural Disasters – By Robert Muir Wood – RISK ASSESSMENT RESEARCHER PRESENTS HIS VIEW THAT NATURAL DISASTERS ARE ACTUALLY MAN-MADE BECAUSE OF DECISIONS TO BUILD IN INHOSPITABLE LOCATIONS AND IN WAYS THAT ARE NOT RESPONSIVE TO THE ENVIRONMENT. ANALYZES LESSONS LEARNED FROM HISTORICAL DISASTERS AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS. SUGGESTS POLICY PROPOSALS TO MINIMIZE FUTURE RISK. 2016.

DB 87481 Otherwise Known As Possum – By Maria D. Laso – ENROLLED IN SCHOOL AFTER HER MOTHER'S UNTIMELY DEATH IN 1932, POSSUM RESOLVES TO PRESERVE HER MOTHER'S HOMESCHOOLING LESSONS BY PROVING SHE ALREADY KNOWS EVERYTHING. THIS UNSUCCESSFUL ENDEAVOR IS COMPLICATED BY HER TEACHER'S ATTRACTION TO POSSUM'S FATHER. COMMERCIAL AUDIOBOOK. FOR GRADES 3-6. 2017.
DB 88056 The Epic Fail Of Arturo Zamora – By Pablo Cartaya - THIRTEEN YEAR OLD ARTURO SPENDS HIS MIAMI SUMMERS PLAYING BASKETBALL AND SOMETIMES WORKING A FEW SHIFTS AS A DISHWASHER AT ABUELA’S RESTAURANT. HIS LAZY VACATION TAKES A DIFFERENT TURN WHEN A CUTE POETRY ENTHUSISAT MOVES INTO HIS APARTMENT COMPLEX AND THEN A SMARMY LAND DEVELOPER THREATENS THE COMMUNITY. COMMERCIAL AUDIOBOOK. FOR GRADES 5-8, 2017.

DB 87945 The Dark Prophecy: The Trials Of Apollo, Book 2 – By Rick Riordan - LEAVING THE SAFETY OF THE DEMIGOD TRAINING GROUND, A DISGRACED APOLLO EMBARKS ON A QUEST ACROSS NORTH AMERICA TO FIND A DANGEROUS ANCIENT-WORLD ORACLE WHILE NAVIGATING THE CHALLENGES OF THE EVIL TRIUMVIRATE. COMMERCIAL AUDIOBOOK. FOR GRADES 5-8. 2017.